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DefinitionAn employment contract (雇用契約) is a contract in which a worker works under the employer's direction and command and receives wages in return.
ExplanationDirection and command is a relationship in which one side instructs the content, method and hours of the work and the other follows those instructions. Workers under an employment contract are covered by labor laws such as the Labor Standards Act. In worker dispatch, a staffing agency (the dispatching company) sends workers it employs to another company (the client company), which directs them in place of the agency, so the employment relationship and the command relationship sit with different companies.
AnalogyIt resembles a member of an orchestra. The musician plays to the conductor's cues and receives a salary from the orchestra in return.